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Design like nature : biomimicry for a healthy planet

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"Did you know that lamps can be powered by glowing bacteria instead of electricity? That gloves designed like gecko feet let people climb straight up glass walls? Or that kids are finding ways to make compostable plastic out of banana peels? Biomimicry, the scientific term for when we learn from and copy nature, is a revolutionary way to look to nature for answers to environmental problems such as climate change. In Design Like Nature young readers discover innovations and inventions inspired by the environment. Nature runs the entire planet with no waste and no pollution. Can humans learn to do this too? It's time to step outside and start designing like nature." -- Amazon.com.
"Part of the nonfiction Orca Footprints series for middle readers, in this book young readers discover innovations and inventions inspired by nature"--

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  • 7 of 7 copies available at Westchester Library System.

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0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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Bedford Hills Free Library J 508 C (Text)
Juvenile Nonfiction
31003151449128
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Chappaqua Library J 600 C (Text)
Juvenile Nonfiction
31005153885902
Available
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Greenburgh Public Library J 509 C (Text)
Juvenile Nonfiction
31009154791879
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New Rochelle Public Library J 600 C (Text)
Juvenile Nonfiction
31019156566195
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Ossining Public Library J 600 C (Text)
Juvenile Nonfiction
31021101850971
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The Field Library J 600 C (Text)
Juvenile Nonfiction
31022152150980
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White Plains Public Library J 600 C (Text)
Juvenile Nonfiction
31544201088382
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